Pictures emerge of lorry in M1 crash as all lanes reopen

Pictures have emerged of the lorry involved in an incident on the M1 earlier on this afternoon (October 17). The HGV jack-knifed and crashed through the central reservation between J23 and J23a of the motorway, causing severe delays for motorists in both directions.
Highways officials spent hours on recovering the lorry and repairing the motorway, with both lanes reopening at around 5.50pm according to traffic monitoring site, Inrix. The incident occurred at around 12.30pm and has been affecting traffic ever since.
A spokesman for Leicestershire police said the lorry driver was treated by... read more

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